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the girlfriend of south african olympian oscar pistorius was found fatally shot in his home in south africa early thursday morning according to local authorities. stacey cohan has this report. the shooting happened inside the upscale pretoria, south africa home of olympian oscar pistorius -- according to police. they say he's been charged with murder-- and that he and his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, were the only two people in the home at the time of the shooting. in keeping with south african law, pistorius will be named officially as the suspect when he makes a court appearance. pistorius rose to fame during the london olympics last year. he became the first double amputee to run in the olympic games. although pistorius failed to win a medal, his successful effort to compete in the games made him a role model across the globe -- earning him the moniker "blade runner". he was born with a congenital abnormality and lost both his legs before he was a year old. the 26-year-old athlete had been dating model, reeva steenkamp. here's what south african police said today. >> at this stage we can
the girlfriend of south african olympian oscar pistorius was found fatally shot in his home in south africa early thursday morning according to local authorities. stacey cohan has this report. the shooting happened inside the upscale pretoria, south africa home of olympian oscar pistorius -- according to police. they say he's been charged with murder-- and that he and his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, were the only two people in the home at the time of the shooting. in keeping with south african...
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and because the justice system tends to move slowly in south africa. some observers say it could actually be a year or more before there's a verdict. catherine heenan, kron 4. >> developing tonight. we're just 24 hours away from san francisco's chinese new year parade. the parade goes from 5:15 to about 8:00 saturday night. it begins here at market and second streets. the parade heads west on market, then moves onto geary before briefly turning onto powell. then east on post. the route then goes north on kearney for several blocks, before ending at jackson street. there will be extra muni service on the l-taraval and n-judah lines. the subway will stay open late - until about 1-am. and there are numberous muni bus lines that will be re- routed because of the parade. >> reporter: for the millions of people that are all out here you are going to see a lot of this it is clear. 300 lbs. of glitter on all of these folks. you can see in the distance, the final touches been put on the slopes. this is just one of many. of these cloud floats --they would line u
and because the justice system tends to move slowly in south africa. some observers say it could actually be a year or more before there's a verdict. catherine heenan, kron 4. >> developing tonight. we're just 24 hours away from san francisco's chinese new year parade. the parade goes from 5:15 to about 8:00 saturday night. it begins here at market and second streets. the parade heads west on market, then moves onto geary before briefly turning onto powell. then east on post. the route...
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. >>> south africa preparing evidence against oscar pistorius. steroids and a bloody cricket bet. those are some of the pieces of evidence expected to be revealed when oscar pistorius makes his appeal for bail. that hearing is expected to begin within a few hours. bringing us up to date on the tragedy that began on valentine's day. >> reporter: south africa broadcasting said it was airing the show as a tribute so people that never met the 29-year-old model could get to know her. reeva steenkamp and oscar pistorius had been together since last november. the double amputee known as the blade runner is being held. his uncle describes his state of mind. pistorius told police he shot his girl friend by mistake. but south african papers say police sources describe a different scenario. the couple is in his bed room. pistorius fires at steep camp hitting her in the head. she flees into the bathroom and locks the door. that's when pistorius fires three more times hitting her in the head and arms. the final image shows him carrying her body down the stairs where paramedics are unable to re
. >>> south africa preparing evidence against oscar pistorius. steroids and a bloody cricket bet. those are some of the pieces of evidence expected to be revealed when oscar pistorius makes his appeal for bail. that hearing is expected to begin within a few hours. bringing us up to date on the tragedy that began on valentine's day. >> reporter: south africa broadcasting said it was airing the show as a tribute so people that never met the 29-year-old model could get to know her....
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an olympic athlete was crying in a in courtroom in south africa today. accused of a valentine's day murder. but first tonight -- a crippled cruise ship makes the 'triumph' - headed for them on a high-speed chase possible that speed may have supposed to end times. at his home in pretoria. police found reeva steenkamp's body in a puddle of blood thursday. make her debut on a reality tv show. and while there were initial reports that pistorius might have mistaken her for an intruder. police say those reports did not come from them. been trouble at the house before. billboards and other ads with his photo are quicklyit features photos of president obama honored 18 americans today -- with the 2012 presidential citizens medal. it recognizes people for performing "extraordinary deeds of service". today - that included relatives of the six women killed at sandy hook elementary. r when they showed up for work on the 15th, they expected a day like any other. doing what to write for their kids. ready in classrooms and welcoming young students, they had no idea was
an olympic athlete was crying in a in courtroom in south africa today. accused of a valentine's day murder. but first tonight -- a crippled cruise ship makes the 'triumph' - headed for them on a high-speed chase possible that speed may have supposed to end times. at his home in pretoria. police found reeva steenkamp's body in a puddle of blood thursday. make her debut on a reality tv show. and while there were initial reports that pistorius might have mistaken her for an intruder. police say...
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. >> i'm from south africa we do yea that wy i was pretty intrgued when i say them putting this one in it was intresting to see how it was going to go because i know there are not very common around here. and drivers don't quite get it, >> yea i seen people turn the wrong way. actually i like the round abouts, but for some drivers it's going to take a little getting use to and there are more planned. in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news >> coverage. here's the round-about stanley was showing us. intersection of 23rd and anza street in the richmond district. but there are 9 other round-abouts in the works along lake street in the richmond. round-abouts are planned at 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 21st and 24th streets. funding is already in place for 17th, 21st and 24th. money is still needed for the other roundabouts along lake street. >> jacqueline: clear skies. mostly clear as the sun is setting. clear conditions and a weak system through the pacific northwest. that rate will stay to the north with of coverage associated. and it will keep tabs a bit warmer. right now,
. >> i'm from south africa we do yea that wy i was pretty intrgued when i say them putting this one in it was intresting to see how it was going to go because i know there are not very common around here. and drivers don't quite get it, >> yea i seen people turn the wrong way. actually i like the round abouts, but for some drivers it's going to take a little getting use to and there are more planned. in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news >> coverage. here's the...
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. >> on in from south africa. >> do you have roundabouts? >> yes. i was intrigued when i saw how interesting it was going to go because they're not that common. >> the drivers are not quite getting it. they are turning the wrong way or here slowing people down but it is not quite achieve that. >> i like these but for some it will take getting used to. and more plans. in san francisco, stanley roberts, kron 4. if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m >> just 82 days away from bay to breakers. kron 4 is proud to be part of this san franciscowe'll bring you the race from start to finish and all between. bay to breakers happening -- sunday, may [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announcer ] but we have some good news. it's our bundle price promise. [ male announcer ] a price you can definitely count on for two whole years. from at&t. call to get u-verse tv starting at just $19 a month
. >> on in from south africa. >> do you have roundabouts? >> yes. i was intrigued when i saw how interesting it was going to go because they're not that common. >> the drivers are not quite getting it. they are turning the wrong way or here slowing people down but it is not quite achieve that. >> i like these but for some it will take getting used to. and more plans. in san francisco, stanley roberts, kron 4. if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can...